Rachel

 

Doctoral Student in Health Behavior and Health Education

 

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First Author:

Petrak, R. (2009, August). Allies for Ability: Improving Campus Climate through the Promotion of Ability Friendly Safe Spaces. Association for Graduate Education in the Professoriate, Ann Arbor, MI. [Abstract] [Poster]

Petrak, R. (2007, November). Understanding Visibility Among LGBT Health Care Providers. Paper presented to the American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C. [Abstract]

Petrak, R. (2007, May). A Conceptual Model for Treatment Utilization Behavior in the Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle, WA. [Abstract]

Petrak, R., Risi, S., & Lord, C. (2005, April). Joint Attention Cues and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Delay, and Typical Development. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA. [Abstract] [Poster]

Petrak, R. (2004, August). Autism in West Africa: Developing a Model for Early Intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Petrak, R. (2003, November). Personhood Prescribed: Deviance, Discourse, and Social Stability in Benin and the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago, IL. [Abstract]

Petrak, R. (2003, March). Rethinking Autism and Language Delay among Children: A Cross Cultural Inquiry into the Social Constructions of Non-Verbal Behavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Academy, Holland, MI.

Co-Author:

Luyster, R. J., Risi, S., Petrak, R., & Lord, C. (2007, May). Vocabulary Development in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Paper presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle, WA.

Richler, J., Bishop, S., Coffing, M., Luyster, R., Petrak, R., & Lord, C. (2007, May). Early Developmental Trajectories in Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Paper presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle, WA.

Lord, C., Coffing, M., Luyster, R., Petrak, R., Richler, J. (2007, March). Searching for the Forest in the Trees: Individual Trajectories in Toddlers who May Have Autism. Paper presented at the Biennial Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Boston, MA.

Luyster, R. J.; Risi, S., Petrak, R., & Lord, C. (2007, March). Vocabulary Development in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the Biennial Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Boston, MA.

Richler, J., Niehus, R., Petrak, R., Risi, S., & Lord, C. (2007, March). Trajectories of Development in Toddlers at risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the Biennial Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Boston, MA.

Morgan, L., Wetherby, A., Barber, A., Petrak, R., Qiu, S., Risi, S., & Lord, C. (2006, June). Measures of Repetitive Behaviors Using the CSBS DP in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Second and Third Years of Life. Paper presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal, QU, Canada.

Wetherby, A., Morgan, L., Watt, N., Shumway, S., Niehus, R., Petrak, R., Risi, S., & Lord, C. (2006, June). Social Communication Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Second and Third Years of Life. Paper presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal, QU, Canada.

Last updated October 18, 2009